Well, I'm referring to her writing in that diary in the midst of her excruciating illness, and the content of the writing, and the juxtaposition with the others in 'perfect health' - physically, obviously.plainview wrote:
In that state, are you referring to the diary that Anna is reading at the very end?
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Yes, you're right, it's something quite great to acknowledge, and another strong element of the film.LEAVES wrote:Well, I'm referring to her writing in that diary in the midst of her excruciating illness, and the content of the writing, and the juxtaposition with the others in 'perfect health' - physically, obviously.
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Where does this rank for you among Bergman's films?
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I should re-watch Cries and Whispers. Until then I still say it is one of his best.
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#1, among what I've seen. But I think I like it a good deal more than you.plainview wrote:Where does this rank for you among Bergman's films?
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Yes, the only two Bergman I've seen are this and Fanny and Alexander.LEAVES wrote:#1, among what I've seen. But I think I like it a good deal more than you.
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Well, obviously, Persona. If for nothing else than because Vasco said so.plainview wrote:
Yes, the only two Bergman I've seen are this and Fanny and Alexander.
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Have you seen Scenes from a Marriage?LEAVES wrote:Well, obviously, Persona. If for nothing else than because Vasco said so.
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No, I'm in the middle of the Faith trilogy, then I'll watch that, and Saraband and then... I'm pretty much done for a while with him. I'll have seen everything I really wanted to see. Then it will just be mild curiosities remaining.plainview wrote:
Have you seen Scenes from a Marriage?
But Fassbinder is already better than Bergman. I said it, Bear, I said it.
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I finally saw A Serious Man. Great movie.
Tonight I'll watch The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and tomorrow 25th Hour.
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The Silence is great.LEAVES wrote:No, I'm in the middle of the Faith trilogy, then I'll watch that, and Saraband and then... I'm pretty much done for a while with him. I'll have seen everything I really wanted to see. Then it will just be mild curiosities remaining.
But Fassbinder is already better than Bergman. I said it, Bear, I said it.
Fassbinder much better.
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What are your thoughts on the BRD?Trip wrote:
The Silence is great.
Fassbinder much better.
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LEAVES should watch In a Year with 13 Moons.
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It's pretty damn monumental. The B is obviously the strongest. R, if that's Veronika Voss, is the lesser but still gorgeously shot in black + white. Lola is equally gorgeous but for colour, and more probing in the economic/political/societal sense (also, brothel!), but even then not as precise as Maria Braun.LEAVES wrote:What are your thoughts on the BRD?
I do prefer his 70s stuff though in general.
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I have a bit of trepidation about this happening. I can never quite tell where he is going to land on things and that film has got to be one of my five favorites.Smitty Werbenmanjensen wrote:LEAVES should watch In a Year with 13 Moons.
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I'm almost done with Lola and if it stopped now it would be my favorite of the three by a good amount. Ja! Lola, ich liebe dich. Lola herself, well, I love her world. Not so hot on the colored lighting, either, for the most part, although in some instances it works really well (the same could be said of The Cook...), but it's hilarious and everything is so spot on in the moment and so delicious in the grand scheme of things that, well, liebe.
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Loooove youuuuuuuuu.LEAVES wrote:I'm almost done with Lola and if it stopped now it would be my favorite of the three by a good amount. Ja! Lola, ich liebe dich. Lola herself, well, I love her world. Not so hot on the colored lighting, either, for the most part, although in some instances it works really well (the same could be said of The Cook...), but it's hilarious and everything is so spot on in the moment and so delicious in the grand scheme of things that, well, liebe.
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But... your opinion is wrong. Doesn't this make you ANGRY?Trip wrote:
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I'm open enough to admit my terrible mistakes of opinion.LEAVES wrote:But... your opinion is wrong. Doesn't this make you ANGRY?
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You say this, but here I am expecting a nasty PM any second now.Trip wrote:
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Ahem.LEAVES wrote:(the same could be said of The Cook...)
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I generally despise mood lighting. That orange/green stuff in the kitchen just looks ugly, especially when it turns the food all 'green eggs and ham'. With the red hallway it works to perfection, but elsewhere I could do without.Epistemophobia wrote: Ahem.
As I said, it has its virtues, but sometimes it's just ugly and distracting. It doesn't really detract much given that both films are so strong otherwise, but if those elements which didn't work well had worked better then it would have been an even more engrossing experience.
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You'll probably like The Belly of an Architect more. You haven't seen that one yet, right? Visually divine.LEAVES wrote:I generally despise mood lighting. That orange/green stuff in the kitchen just looks ugly, especially when it turns the food all 'green eggs and ham'. With the red hallway it works to perfection, but elsewhere I could do without.
As I said, it has its virtues, but sometimes it's just ugly and distracting. It doesn't really detract much given that both films are so strong otherwise, but if those elements which didn't work well had worked better then it would have been an even more engrossing experience.
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One of those is in my top 20, the other is very average.Wolf of the Winter wrote:
Tonight I'll watch The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and tomorrow 25th Hour.
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Not yet, no. It's hidden away from the viewing public. Such a film must not get out.Epistemophobia wrote: You'll probably like The Belly of an Architect more. You haven't seen that one yet, right? Visually divine.
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Just sawed Camel(s) from Korea. Was good. Seemed to be about the awkwardness and problematic nature of having an affair in long static shots with little movement.
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Private (04) (Costanzo) is sore. It hurts.
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Slaughterhouse-Five (72) (Hill) Life is but a fragmented, Tralfmadore non-chronological hop-scotch skip dance.
Love in Another Language (09) (Basarir) Decent debut, but too conventional for its own good. She has potential though.
Private (04) (Costanzo) is sore. It hurts.
Le pompier des Folies Bergères (28) (Unknown) The surrealistic equivalent of a cold shower.
Slaughterhouse-Five (72) (Hill) Life is but a fragmented, Tralfmadore non-chronological hop-scotch skip dance.
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Parnassus is the first and 25th the second?plainview wrote:
One of those is in my top 20, the other is very average.
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no.Wolf of the Winter wrote:Parnassus is the first and 25th the second?
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I see. For a moment I thought you were TAS, that's why I said Parnassus in your top 20.plainview wrote:no.

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Love Affair, Or The Case Of The Missing Switchboard Operator (Dusan Makavejev/1967) B-
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Rats and sex or the other way around.
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Mary and Max (2009, Adam Elliot) - B+
I thought it was very charming and sweet.
I thought it was very charming and sweet.
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Book of Eli (Hughes Brothers, 2010)
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Cinematic sinner.Vasco wrote:Nine.
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I'm going for a marathon tonight! Gate of Flesh, Killing of a Chinese Bookie and moare.
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Those are both excellent. They might even go together?Armin wrote:I'm going for a marathon tonight! Gate of Flesh, Killing of a Chinese Bookie and moare.
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I finally watched Bright Star. It officially became the third film to ever make me cry, and the first of those that I'm not ashamed to admit such an emotional response.
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Leera wrote:I finally watched Bright Star. It officially became the third film to ever make me cry, and the first of those that I'm not ashamed to admit such an emotional response.

Yay.
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Now I resolve to watch more Campion. Not even the threat of Harvey Keitel's naked self will deter me.Epistemophobia wrote:![]()
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Harvey Keitel is damn sexy in The Piano.Leera wrote: Now I resolve to watch more Campion. Not even the threat of Harvey Keitel's naked self will deter me.
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Oh.Orpheline wrote: Harvey Keitel is damn sexy in The Piano.
...are you sure about that? It's Harvey Keitel.
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arsch would be proud.Leera wrote:Just kidding. I was oddly attracted to Philip Seymour Hoffman in a film I watched the other day. It was terrifying.
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I swearLeera wrote: Oh.
...are you sure about that? It's Harvey Keitel.
Just kidding. I was oddly attracted to Philip Seymour Hoffman in a film I watched the other day. It was terrifying.

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The sole good parts of that film.
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Rob Marshall is poo.Spengler wrote:The sole good parts of that film.